Bozeman Magazine

John Floridis, Jenn Adams, Susan Gibson and myself are headed to Butte! Come join us for a fun night of songs, stories and the like. LOVE these shows! If you haven't been to the Covelite yet, this is your chance to do yourself the solid! Covellite Presents: MONTANA SONGWRITERS SHOWCASE Sunday, August 4th, 2024 https://theticketing.co/e/songwriters Doors 6:30 PM | Show 7:30 PM $15 in advance online | $25 day of show Susan Gibson, Tom Catmull, Jenn Adams and John Floridis present: An evening of shared music and stories by four of Missoula, Montana's pioneer and veteran independent singer songwriters. What has over 30 albums, a Grammy Nomination, multiple "Best Musician" awards from the Missoula Independent, a USA Songwriter Grand Prize and a Northwest Emmy Award? The combination of singer songwriters Susan Gibson, Tom Catmull, Jenn Adams and John Floridis. These four singer songwriters began their careers in Missoula, Montana in the early and mid 1990's at the dawn of the movement toward independently produced CD's and recordings. Though they've all pursued their paths individually, they've frequently shared billing with one another, recorded together and even occasionally played in each other's bands. In 2012 they joined each other on stage for the first time. The joy they experienced performing together and the deeply warm reception they received from audiences encouraged them to make it a yearly event. Susan, Tom, Jenn and John became friends through meeting at open mics, shared gigs and recording projects in the mid-1990’s and immediately came to respect each other’s work. All but Susan Gibson still live in the Missoula and Bitterroot area. Susan makes a yearly pilgrimage from Austin, Texas back to Montana, revisiting the route that inspired her to write the Dixie Chick’s huge hit single “Wide Open Spaces.” When she does the four friends have made it a now yearly tradition to gather to trade songs old, new and “in the works” and share stories with audiences of their journeys with music and songwriting spanning over two decades. One of the true highlights of the evening is the showcase of these artists in a true "listening" environment as opposed to a festival, club or even tap room environment. Every slight inflection of the artist's singing, every every subtlety of their guitar playing and musicianship and every nuance of finely honed lyric comes forward in a setting like this where the dynamics of a solo performance take on even greater depth. Adams, Catmull, Gibson and Floridis have helped create a true Montana music community event.